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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05
HERkCLIO GAUTIER.

Compra y venta de Billetes de
Ia Loteria Provincial.
Fortaleza 45, altos. 80
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05
PODER.

Lo he conferido general para
todos mis- negocios al sefior don
Jose Rufno de Goenaga.
SO Heracli0 Gautiea.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05

Los que suscriben, vendep 8 arfien.
dan una de 80 cuerdas, con su casa de
habitaci6n, en- ell barrio de Candelario,
en- Ia carretera que conduce de Bays-
mon al puente de los Reyes Cat6licos; j;
el que Ia interese puede dirigirse 4
Rayam6n. Julio 4 de l887.-~FsHa
Hermamos y c. 78
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05


Sin que sea n1estra intenci6n hacer
csrgos q quien corresponds, gen que
habra qusdado Ia composition del tro-
20 de carretera--desde Ia salida del
pueblo, Aasts Ell limite de la jurisdic-
ci6n, 8 sea hasts ell rio denominadn
paso realS lPor que no SO habr& uti
lizado el generoso desprendimiento del
propietario, que offeci6 syudar en- este
sentido, con recurs1s pecuniarios, Ca
rros y bueyesS
Hasta Ia pr6xims, amigo Director,
queda So tffmo amigo s. s.
@. BIS. M.
El Corresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05
REAL. r,

CASA DE PRESTAMOS sobre smpeno de- prem
das, moebles, maquinas de coscr de oda clase
de objesos tipo modic1.
IS vanden prendas, nuahles = maQuiuas de coser
que hayaD vencido al tarmiho, prscios sumamente
barasos Sc cornpran billetes b rnot residuos de
r 'a''ro acc'ones dc la Sociedad Anonima de Gre
ditto Mercantile
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05

Han fallecido en- Ia Habana ell
doctor don Antonio Mestre, illus.
trado hombre de ciencias, y 81
Teniente Coronel de Artiileria de
Ia Armada don Crist6bal Fuertes
y Merida.
r. I. P.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05

Sentimos placer verdadero consig
nando que fu9 atendida nuestra queja
(haciendonos eco del clamor generaI)
de la vsriaci6n de hora que Sc intro.
dujo para 81 reparto de 10 correspon-
dencia q domici!io, por el cartero de Ia
locAlidad. Ahora Sc distribuye cou
mas oportunidad, reforma que hsce
honor al empleado que estA al ffente
de la administration en- el ramo de Co.
rreos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05
ARMAS Y jlMENEz. c,n,

MstahleciaientO do fsrreterjay qrincAlla, eursiao
general un 81 fAnos ventas al poi .aAynT detail:
sonSn piedtS pAasleA Portland para
stsnqAss, alHlhes lASbAasva. rtealss liMiieas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05

Disposition sobre conducci6n
de presos por transltos.
Subastas.
Providencias jndiciales.
Ayuntamientos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05

Tenemos entendido que, referente al
alumbrado ptblico, Sc exigierou coadi
clones impo~ibles de aceptar por parte
de los rematistas, que acudieron en- e'
mes de Junio pasado d hacer proposi
clones. FL Ayuntsmiento impuso en
el pliego consabiio que faese gas dia~
mante ell que Sc consumers; qus 81
encendierAu los faroles en- nothes d.
luna, y otras mas, qae no reeordamos
en Ell momento. Qued6 desierto ell re-
mate, y eli Ayuntamiento scord6 hacer-
10 por administrator. lSs hs ussd'
gas diamsnte hasta Ia fechaS ISe han
encendido los f,ro!es en- noches de Ia.
na2
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05
AVISO.

Gran surtido de casimires de
todas clases y precios, Ultima no.
vedad; Sc detallan, calle de San
Francisco SO, bajos. 65
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05

En- Remedies fue secuestrado
el dueno del ingenio BaracoG,
don Manuel Martinez.
Pusi9ronle en- libertad los Sc.
cuestradores, mediante entrega de
5000 pesos orc. Hsbian txigido
$4,000.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05

Proyectsse para Ell domingo pr6xi,
mo On paseo militar, como obsequio de
las clases y Voiuntarios de ests bene>
inertia compafiia q sus dignos oficisles
de mas estA decir que Sc prepArars
cuanto sea necesario para dejsr com
pIscido ell gusto mas exgante. Dare
detAlles, en- la pr6xima correspondent
cia. Bien por nuestros compaheros
de armas!
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05

En- Ia Habana trab6 Ia Policia
IN comSate con dos mAlhec hore1,
que hicieron nutrido fuego de re-
v6lver contra los agentes de la
Ley.
Ambos malhechoree fue ron
muertos en- Ia refriegs.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-08-05
JAB0N AZUL.

Irgles Medley, en- csjas de SO libras,
se vende q $74, en- el almscen de los
sefiores 8. MBL6N 90. San Justo l2.
Sc
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

James O'Boyle, aged forty, miner at the OH
plant mines. Scranton. Pa, was killed on Satur-
day by fall of top coal. and Evan Evans, a
driver at the Cayuga mine, was killed by being
caught between a and the side of the gang
way
The charred remains of Mrs. John Manece,
living twelve miles south of Mitchell, Oak,
were found in the burned debris of her house
this morning The fire occurred at 10 o'clock
Friday might. Her husband is il California
There is some room to suspect foul play.
At Hannibal Mo-, on Saturday, Holman Turn
er aged fourteen. was shot and instantly killed
by Eddie Burns, his schoolmate. The boys were
playing Indians" when Burnss finger slipped
from the revolver he was trying to cock and the
weapon was discharged, the contents entering
Turner's stomach.
Mrs. Ernest Kause the wife of a silk weaver,
living in Paterson. n. j., shot herself in the
head, Saturday evening, inflictine probably
fatal wound. She shortly after gave birth to
twins. Both children areshealthy. She suffered
greatly from pain, and it is believed determined
upon ending her life
Guerens E. Baker a farmer, residing about
four miles from Harmonsburg, Pa, was IN
stantly killed. Saturday afternoon, while en-
gagged in telling timber, tree, in falling,
caught him, and his uplifted ak was buried in
his brain. Baker was a veteran of the late war,
was forty-seven years of age and leaves a
widow and five children in destitute circum
stances.
The murdered girl in Railway, N. j., has been
identified more, this time by Mrs Nellie
Smith, of Brooklyn. Mrs. Smith says while she
was matron of the Jail in Brooklyn. the Railway
girl was an inmate eight months, under the
name of Sophia Hess though she had many
aliases. Mrs Smith went to Railway yesterday
and said she identified the girl by her face, hel
clothing. and by rings she wore when murdered
Rev. Jacob Bass, of Brooklyn, confirms this
Identification by aid of photograph. Immense
crowds visited Railway yesterday to see thu
body, which was displayed at the morgue.
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THE NEGRO MESSIAH
Who Has Thrown the Colored People of the
South Into q Frenzy,

yellowstone Kit" the negro mountebank
who has startled several Southern cities by APP
pearng in the role of the Messiah and doing
works meet for such pretension. is the sensa-
sation of the day at Jacksonville. Fla The col
ored popuIace Of the city and suburbs, even for
miles into the country, seem to be possessed
with feelings of frenzy over man who has the
reputation of restoring light to the bind max
ing the lame to walk and curing by the laying
on of bands. So far has this man worked upon
these people that he lectures them their
moral duties voting, social conditions, rights
and religious beliefs. He harangues violently,
with peculiar flow of words; dresses gorgeously
and gives away barrels of bread, crackers, meat
and dresses to colored women and colored serv
ants in hotels and families. The latter leave
their work undone to such an extent, while they
hover about the speaking stand, that complaints
come in numerously to the city authorities on the
matter Sunday night over4 600 whites and blacks,
many respectable citizens among the former.
were gathered about his stand, when some one
threw a stone, aimed at Kit" but which. strik-
ing an electric light demolished the globe. In
an instant a wild uproar followed, people
crowded about the stand. thinking an assault was
intended on him. Riot was imminent when the
sheriff came over, but by his loud outcry the
messiah" hushed the crowd and had the blacks
completely under control. He lectures in favor
of gamblers on coming elections. and is the
talk of the day. He is man OF slen-
der build dark, swarthy features, curl
ing, kinkng hair of raven blackness,
piercing black eyes, and dresses very partcu-
larly. fairly blazing with genuine diamonds.
The cast of his features and wild talk partly
responsible for the belief among the colored
people that he is Messiah we'll as his
alleged cures. In Key West excitement
high that factions were formed and an attempt
to assassinate Kit made, III which he was
severely injured. In Tallahassee, Fla. Balm
bridge and Albany. Ga. and other sections the
same peculiar excitement existed among the
colored people ali claiming that he is the
Messiah 1t is said that he carried away
1928 900 from Key West.
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A PAPER HUNT.
"A Substitute for the Fox Chase-How Society
Amuses Itself

AmuSeS Itself.
Washington Special.
Our swell society has had another paper
hunt" 1t was n jolly event, and was partici-
pated in by several notables, young Butler Ma
hone carrying off the honors The 'hares," that
is. the fellows who strewed the paper, were Mr..
Goldsboro and Mr.. Wallach who started ont the
Columbia road. strewing pink papers from the
bags sung over their shoulders. The hunters
were impatient to be after them Mr.. Gregor,
master of the hounds, issued orders. There
were about forty mounts. The lady riders were
Mrs Hllyar, Miss Pomeroy, Miss Heath and
Miss Maury. Some of the gentlemen were Sec
rotary Whitney. Senator Cameron, Mr.. Sam &.
Ward the Messrs Legare, Mr.. Letter, Mr.. Rob
ert Waliach Mr. Emmons, Mr.. Gresham. Mr..
Malone, Mr.. Mormon, Mr. Chiffon, Mr.. Jesse
Brown and Mr. Dixon. When the signal
given to start they all clattered off. There
a division of opinion among the carriages; some
went over the smooth Georgetown road. while
others preferred the romantic winding ways, up
HILL down dale of the Woodlev Lane road.
The drag took the former road Miss Matte
Mitchell sat in the box seat skiilfu Thomas
Flaherty holding the reins; Miss Flora West,
with the Spanish minister and Mr. Duff, occu-
pied the second seat. and Miss Susanna Ban
croft Miss Amalia West and Miss Matthews
were on the back seat Others who drove out to
the clubhouse were Secretary Endicott, Count
Lippe, Count Sala, Baron Zedwitz. Mr.. Janisch.
General n. l.. Anderson. Mrs. Cameron, Miss
Cameron DR.. and Miss Wharton, Miss Weddell
Mr. B. H. Warder, Mr.. Schuyler Crosby, Mrs.
Andrews, Miss Howard, Miss Audenreid. Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen Vail. The carriages had
scarcely got into position in the field when
the hares came dashing through the tagged way.
The jumps below the finish were fence a ditch
and hedge. The pursuers were hot upon the
chase, Mr.. Malone dashing in minute later,
followed by the whole pack close behind. Mrs
Eilyar, riding superbly and making the leaps
with graceful ease, the frs. lady at the
finish. One horse refused to take the hedge, but
was finally induced 10 make the venture and
brought the wood framework of it away at his
heels.
Mr.. Letter was thrown from his horse after
jumping the fence. He crept out of the too near
proximity of horses feet. There were several
riders coming in together at the time. and his
horse went, taking the leaps to the goal. Mr..
Letter limped to the club house and averred
that he was not injured Refreshments of tea
aud sandwiches served in the clubhouse,
which was comfortably crowded. The prizes
given by Mr. Gregor diamond horseshoe
pins On the return of the party to the city
Mr.. Gresham was thrown from his horse, but
happily escaped injury. The talyho coaches
and other vehicles made pretty show coming in
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Obituary.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LoGANsPoRT. Ind. April John Goodrich,
an old and highly respected citizen, died at his
home in this city to-day, aged seventy -seven
years His death was caused by stroke of
paralysis.
WABASH, Ind, April 3.-Mrs Rebecca Small,
wife of Enoch Small. prominent business man
here, died this afternoon of brain fever. The de-
cased was thirtyfve years old, and was very
we'll known.
At Treaty, this county, the wife of Thomas
Daugherty, a prominent farmer died of con-
sumption. She was fifty years old and had
wide acquaintance.
WAsHINGToN. April 3.-Joseph H Bradley,
one of the oldest and most prominent lawyers Of
Washington, died here to-day, aged eghty-four
years. His father was Abraham Bradley of
Connecticut, who was appointed first Post
master general of the United States, and re-.
tanned the Office until renewed oy President
jackson in 1929. Mr.. Bradley was prominent
counsel in many famous trials Among them he
defended Mary Harris for killing Burroughs. in
the Treasury Department, in 1865 Miss Harris
became MIR. Bradley's second wife few years
ago. He also defended Mrs. Surratt in the
famous conspiracy to murder President Lincoln
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Minor Notes.


Mrs. Esther r. Hamilton, wife of Hon. John
r. Hamilton, died at the family residences, near
Brownstown, on Thursday.
Louis Lingg, of Logansport committed suicide
on Saturday, by throwing himself under the
wheels of a moving freight-train.
A young man named Straub, living just east
of Martinsville, received serious though not fatal
injuries, Saturday, by falling pitch-fork
Four young men Of Martinsville paid their
fnes, Friday morning, for throwing stones in
the direction of a Mrs. Cunningham, who is Wis
iting in that town.
Mrs. Julia H. Swope. wife of H. F. Swope,
died on Friday night, at Crothersville, at the
family residence. The remains will be taken to
Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, for interment
The Bierbusse manufacturing company of
Morris. Ind, have begun to remove the debris
from about the old pork house. at Martinsville,
preparatory to removing their factory to that
city some time in June.
John Hanses, saoon-k keeper at Wanatah, on
she Fort Wayne road, committed suicide by get
ting down on ali tours and thrustng his head on
the rail while freight train was passing The
wheels cut his head off The cause is unknown,
but he had threatened suicide for several weeks
In the Jefferson Circuit Court papers have
been filed contesting the will of the late Joseph
II. Lochard, who died several weeks since, leav-
ing an estate valued at about So. 900, all of
which was willed to his son. CYRUS H. Lochard
with the exception of a few small legacies Sol
ONION Locherd Elizabeth Hall aud others are
contesting the will.
The Oldest woman i'll Montgomery county,
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore died on March &c at her
home near Waveand. She was native of Vir-
ginia, and was married to William Moore in
1914 They came to Montgomery in 1922. and
settled on the farm where she has lived ever
since. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore were the second
settlers in that section of country and kept the
first tavern in that county, which is still stand.
ing. General Harrison and party dined at their
house on their return to renter the remains of
the dead who were killed in the battle of Tippe
canoe. In those days an Indian trail passed south
of WAveland. and by this path the Indians wen,
to Fost Wayne to draw government supplies.
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- - :
BOSTON AUTHORS.
How Great Literary Men Appear In Pub
lie the Stage.

How Great Literary Men Appear In Pub
lie on the Stage.
Boston Transcript
The easy confidence, in DIR. Hale's case. of the
man who is accustomed to public appearances,
was striking contrast to the fidgettv stage
fright of Thomas Bailey Aldrich. who came
faitering forward for all the world like school
boy advancing to speak piece which ne knew
he was going to forget He stood first one foot
upon Its toe and then the other. and would have
put them both in that position if he could have
remained standing in it. And he embraced the
reading-desk if he hoped to get some
comfort out OF IT, and leaned upon it
until people in line with it feared that it
would plunge forward into the orchestra. ITO
think" said bright young girl near the lis
tener. who had been waiting eagerly for Aldrich's
turn to come, ito think that he should be afraid
of u.s." There is a sort of triumph, OH the part
of Insignificant reader of famous mans
work. in having him thus at ones mercy after
all, and perhaps there was more than one list
ener in the house yesterday who unworthiy
gloated over the distress of his favorite author
as he faced little fragment of his public But
Mr.. Aldrich got through admirably, after all,
and gave way with grace for the introduction of
Colonel Hisginson, which included, by the way
pretty tribute to Mr.. Henry L. Hiccinson. the
patron Of the S. >phony concert which
brought out applause. Artistic
Boston's feeling for music is no less keen
than its feeling for literature. Colonel Higgin-
sons reading appealed more particularly to the
ladies, and they showed their appreciation and
delight with every worN His voice vndcated
Prof Norton's prai and went straight, as
it always does, to ody's sympathies. Mr..
HowelIs was not SO much distressed as
Mr.. Aldrlch. but was not, for that matter, at his
best. But what an object lesson of grace and ex-
preston was George William Curtis's reading of
Mrs. Potiphar's Letter. Even Joseph Cook.
sitting in the front row of the parauette, who
looked grand. gloomy and peculiarly
condemnatory all through the exercises,
seemed trihe less sour under. the
influence Of the SURPRISING skill of the
reader. though the illusions to the footman's
calves manifes.ly went little hard with him.
There is no denying that when Mr.. Lowell ap-
peared. leonine in aspect, perhaps the most i'm
pressive man in ali the group, the audience had
become pretty thoroughly tired, and the long
Building of the Ship" which Mr.. Lowell read,
without the smallest attempt at expression. was
little wearisome-quite wearisome. perhaps.
But his own birthday poem to Longfelow was
| read with simplicity and strength that made
it admirable. and left with every nearer a sense
| of mpathetic and aesthetic uplifting
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large cotton house, and kept their accounts for
awhile, until l finally offered to take entire
charge of the counting room at so much salary
per year and hire what assistants wanted.
This suited the firm as well as it did me, and
| began to do more and more literary labor.
Finally l employed cashier, and ali day
by him on important matters l was making
beginning then. l first carried on a weekly
column in the Picayune, but it wasn't very
pleasant to work for paper managed by a board
of directors, and at last quit it. This writing
of trifes after while grew wearisome, and
resolved to put it into stories. But it was not
until about six years ago that / abandon ed mer
camille pursuits entirely for a purely literery
life / drifted into it in the most natural way
in the world, and wouldn't abandon it now for
ali the fortune that could be made elsewhere.
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Chinese Hatred of King Kalakaua.

SAN Francisco, April 3.-Captain McCul
Tough, who arrived few days ago, in command
of the brig William G. Irwin. from the Sandwich
Islands, relates a remarkable story of Chinese
enmty against King Ka,akaua. He states that q
certain Chinese firm paid brbe of So 900 to a
native officer holding high position, to secure
his influence in obtaining the exclusive right to
sell opium in the Hawaiian kingdom, and that
prize. They then demanded a return of the
bride. which was refused. Mccullough further
states that the Chinese have decided not to SUBJ
nit to what they consider an outrage and when
he left the walls of Honolulu were covered with
hand bills, in Chinese offering a reward of
S., QUO for the head of King Kalakaua 1t is said
that the guards have been doubled about the
palace.
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court. the jurors were to-day permitted
to attend divine service at che Methodist
Church. d. n. Axtell, the officiating clergy
man. learned OF their pres ence, and taking as
his text the power of little things, before the
astonshed congregation the jury could real
ize it he WAS in the midst of an ad-
dress upon the Importance of apparently trivial
circumstances when rightly viewed AS the
train-robbers conviction depends largely upon
circum stantial evidence. the surprise was great,
but DIR. Axtell proceeded to tell how celebrated
criminal had once been convicted after long
years by a tell-tale scrap of paper. A
torn check figures largely in the Rock
Island case and much feeling was expressed
after the services at the singular remarks of the
preacher. The attorneys for Schwartz and Watt
will demand a new trial for their clients the
ground of undne influence upon the jury. if the
prisoners are found guilty.
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How air. Cable Came to Write Stories.

G. w Cable in New Orleans Picayune.
What kind of work did l do? That's a cues
tion and there is where the trouble came in.
There such thing division of labor
those days. and each man had 20 do anything
and everything that might turn up. had stip-
ulated at first not TO do certain kinds of report
ing, and this didn't please the old man very well
1t was one of his rules that each man should do
whatever was required of him, and | became
rather in his way. Then | wanted to be always
writing and they wanted me to be always re-
porting This didn't work we'll. and so when
the summer came on and they began to reduce
expenses, it was intimated that my resignation
would be accepted. / vowed that would never
have anything to do with a newspaper again,
and went back to book keeping. was in o